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10 States With the Highest Beer Taxes

State taxes on beer vary significantly in the U.S. Which states generate the most revenue from every six-pack sold?

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September 10, 2015

State taxes on beer vary significantly in the U.S. -- Tennessee's top rate of $1.29 per gallon is more than 64 times higher than in Wyoming, where the levy is only $0.02 (and dates back to the end of prohibition). Such taxes are added to the the federal beer tax of $0.58 per gallon, of course.

Beer being portable, this leads to cross-border shopping by some consumers. States with lower beer taxes, such as Indiana and Delaware, see considerable purchases from high-tax neighbors such as Kentucky and Maryland, respectively. In some states, however, it may be illegal -- a form of bootlegging -- to return with beer purchased out-of-state.